Social Value Coordinator

Kier Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Social Value Coordinator to engage with local communities and enhance social value initiatives. The ideal candidate will represent the company at events and manage social value strategies effectively. Excellent communication skills and familiarity with The Social Value Act are essential. This full-time role is based in Southampton and offers a variety of benefits.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits tailored to needs

Qualifications

• Strong ability to build relationships internally and externally.
• Transferable skills are welcome, do not need to meet every requirement.

Responsibilities

• Represent Kier at events like careers fairs and community gatherings.
• Ensure accurate data collection and reporting for project KPIs.
• Collaborate on strategic social value initiatives.
• Identify volunteering opportunities to enhance local communities.
• Deliver and develop the Kier Social Value Plan.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent project management skills

Excellent data management skills

Familiarity with The Social Value Act

Job description

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We are looking for a Social Value Coordinator to join our team based in Southampton.

Location: Southampton
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Responsibilities

We're looking for a Social Value Coordinator to join our project team based in Southampton.

As Social Value Coordinator, you'll be working within the construction team, supporting them by being the main link between Kier and our local communities, schools, colleges, and universities to ensure that our commitment to social value is evident.

Your day to day will include:

• Representing Kier at various events such as careers fairs, community events, school engagements, and industry events.
• Ensuring accurate data collection across the project and recording it via Thrive to achieve project KPI's.
• Collaborating with the project team to encourage strategic social value initiatives.
• Identifying strategic volunteering opportunities within the project area to enhance local environments and communities.
• Delivering and continually developing the Kier Social Value Plan.

What we are looking for

This role of Social Value Coordinator is great for you,

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with The Social Value Act and PPN 002.
• Excellent project and data management skills.
• Ability to build relationships internally and with external stakeholders to meet strategic objectives.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information on benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier